Procreative sex in infertile couples: the decay of pleasure?

Table 1 Mean comparisons using Kruskal Wallis test on ACL

ACL subscales	Group A (n = 30)		Group B (n = 30)		Group C (n = 52)		P
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Ach	51.20	12.76	48.23	7.61	50.96	13.50	NS
Dom	49.43	13.43	49.70	8.45	50.90	12.36	NS
End	49.50	10.23	49.27	9.37	51.27	10.23	NS
Ord	48.43	10.61	48.40	12.12	49.63	10.01	NS
Int	53.60	7.75	49.77	8.15	53.04	10.04	NS
Nur	51.40	9.44	48.47	9.93	48.54	11.04	NS
Aff	50.47	10.42	49.10	11.39	49.75	11.13	NS
Het	50.90	8.20	50.90	10.61	50.13	9.80	NS
Exh	46.83	10.01	49.27	9.18	50.23	9.97	NS
Aut	46.00	8.83	47.40	8.87	48.29	11.61	NS
Agg	51.23	10.54	51.80	10.57	52.90	10.17	NS
Cha	48.50	7.39	45.90	7.53	48.98	9.01	NS
Suc	47.57	10.67	47.53	9.05	46.58	9.56	NS
Aba	48.63	10.93	48.23	8.57	46.29	9.54	NS
Def	49.57	9.81	49.77	9.10	48.79	10.65	NS
S-Cfd	48.10	12.31	48.33	8.51	51.35	11.61	NS
P-Adj	53.27	9.86	50.47	10.69	51.13	11.21	NS
Iss	49.27	12.04	49.57	10.26	52.00	7.48	NS
Mas	48.00	11.19	48.78	6.37	47.73	10.54	NS
Fem	51.22	8.66	49.07	12.66	48.04	9.04	NS

M: mean value; SD: standard deviation; Ach: need for success; Dom: need for dominance; End: need for endurance; Ord: need for order; Int: need to understand the others; Nur: nursing need; Aff: affiliation need; Het: need to establish heterosexual relationships; Exh: exhibition need; Aut: need for autonomy; Agg: need to be aggressive; Cha: need for change; Suc: succour need; Aba: abatement need; Def: need to show deference; S-Cfd: self confidence; P-Adj: Personal Adjustment; Iss: high self-esteem; Mas: male orientation; Fem: female orientation.

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